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Old Computers
by Jonathan Hutchins 16 Nov '08

16 Nov '08

Aargh! I just found another one! I now have I think seven old computers. Anybody interested? These were all working when pulled for upgrade. I'm pulling the HD's out of all but one, need to go through and wipe them and offer them seperately. Three 486 class, probably AMD K5's, tower case. Pre-ATX. XT keyboard. Deskpro 2000 Pentium 133-200 (not sure), 32M RAM, Floppy, CD. Deskpro 4000, 200MHz, 64M RAM, 2.4G Hard Drive included because it has the Compaq BIOS-on-disk. NT4 workstation installed. Floppy, built in NIC & Video, (& sound?). Not sure if it netboots. (Deskpros are about four inches tall and have a riser board w/ PCI & ISA.) K6-III 400MHz, 40M RAM, HP Superstore Tape 6000 Floppy Tape, floppy, CD. PIII, 400MHZ, 328M RAM Compaq SFF, about 4"x14"x18", PIII 600MHz, 128M RAM, CD, Floppy. I think there are enough nic's to go around, with the possible exception of the older towers. All free if you take 'em all, pester me directly for details. I also have a LaserJet IIP+ if anybody's interested in that. Will be posting other components (Drives!) as I get them cleaned up and inventoried.

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Migrating is still a good idea...
by Haworth, Michael A. 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

Is there a way to set up a CentOS server to have it do some kind of mapping to/from Microsoft AD? I am thinking that any Linux users we start could authenticate against the CentOS server and simply have it push out some type of 'translated' permissions for those users to work with server shares currently hosted on Server '03 boxes Michael Haworth Enterprise Systems Support Manager PAS Technologies Inc. Direct Line: (816) 556-5157 Mobile Phone: (816) 585-1033 Fax: (816) 556-5189 E-mail: michael_haworth(a)pas-technologies.com<mailto:michael_haworth@pas-technologies.com>

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From Slashdot today
by James Sissel 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

"For all their incessant bickering in the first two presidential debates over conflicts of interest and government regulation, PopMech columnist Glenn Derene is puzzled that the candidates have yet to be challenged on a vital issue directly related to both those topics: Net neutrality. John McCain and Barack Obama have stated elsewhere their opposing views on the issue, with McCain being opposed to Net neutrality and favoring light regulation of the Internet, while Obama is in favor of neutrality and seeks Government involvement. In any case, since there is no standard accepted definition of "network neutrality," until the candidates elaborate on their positions (which they both declined to do for this piece, nor anywhere else so far, for that matter), "both sides can make a credible case that they're the ones defending freedom of innovation and open communication."" And we should all know when the Government gets involved (for good or evil) the whole thing starts circling the drain. And just what is "light regulation"? Are both candidates clueless or just stupid? Which one is the lesser of 2 evils?

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in search of a google maps engineer
by David Nicol 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

In eearly negotiations with a potential client who wants some map overlay kinds of things on a web site. please contact me off of this list if you are, or want to be, good with such things, for more details. David Nicol Da Man, David Nicol Consulting -- "When laws are outlawed, only outlaws will have laws" -- Ginger Root

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Linux Web Sysadmin Job Op
by Brandon Holtsclaw 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

My Employer ( http://www.vml.com ) is looking to fill immediate opening for an additional Unix/Linux Web Systems Administrator. Its a great laid back , low stress ( as low as can be in IT ) place to work. Many little perks from free Beer on tap at work to Royals/Cheifs tickets in-season. A very flexible work schedule. And much more. Contact me at bholtsclaw(a)vml.com ( work email ) OR 816-372-0352 ASAP if you are interested or want to know more details, we are looking to fill this position fast. Below is the blurb we send out in Ad's for the Job. Description A great organization with world-wide distribution and sales is adding a Unix-Based Web Systems Administrator to their staff on a contract to hire opportunity. The Web Administrator will be deploying new sites in an Apache, and Apache/Tomcat, Apache/Websphere and other Unix-Based web environments. You will be responsible for daily operation of server software that support web sites of Many Large Coperations. You would also be part of a team responsible for deployment of new code to production, and participate in planning and implementation of changes and upgrades to system applications, infrastructure, and processes. Brandon Holtsclaw VML | Application Developer Mobile: 816-372-0352

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Annnnd.... Oren Beck gets the Dell Optiplex
by gregb＠west-third.com 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

Many thanks to all to inquired about it. Greg

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Hackett and Bankwell
by Billy Crook 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

Jeremiah T. Gray from The Austin, TX Linux and General Discussion Mailing List produced an Educational comic teaching Ubuntu called Hackett and Bankwell. You may have heard of it a while back. I was speaking with him, and he offered to send a few to the KCLUG. They arrived this morning, and I'm bringing them to the meeting Tonight! These might be interesting to hand out at the next ITEC or other event. I haven't had time to take them out of the envelope yet, but the binding, and what I've seen of the content, look professionally done. For more info, see: http://www.hackettandbankwell.com or http://www.linux.com/feature/131068

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Free to good home -- old Dell Optiplex
by Greg Brooks 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Free to a good home: Old Dell Optiplex desktop that's been used as a server for the past five years. (The computer itself is likely closer to eight years old and was bought off-lease from Dell.) . RAM: is 680k or so (too lazy to go check). . No monitor -- you get the PC and the power cable only. . HD: Two drives installed, 250GB each. Secondary drive has been giving me trouble so I unmounted it a month or so ago. Primary drive tests healthy and is about three years old. . Video: Integrated, and nothing to write home about. This is not a machine I'd want to use as a desktop replacement running full-blown KDE/Gnome, although I've had it configured that way in the past. . Floppy and CD/ROM both work. No CD burner, no DVD. . Drives will be wiped and overwritten with random data -- you'll need to install the OS of your choice. (The machine has successfully run Ubuntu, RedHat and FreeBSD without a hitch) The catch: You need to pick it up in Plattsburg, 35 miles north of KC. If more than one person wants it, dibs go to the person who will have the most interesting use case for the hardware. Hit me offlist with questions or statements of interest. Greg

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Re: Conversion to Linux
by Luke Dashjr 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

On Tuesday 04 November 2008 02:04:24 am Jeffrey Watts wrote: > On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Luke Dashjr <luke(a)dashjr.org> wrote: > > On Monday 03 November 2008 12:15:51 pm Jeffrey Watts wrote: > > > Actually that's not why they do that. > > > > > > The source would get out regardless of what they do, as any customer > > > who purchased a copy of RHEL would be legally able to release the > > > SRPMs. > > > > Nothing legally obligates RedHat to provide source for their own tools > > (RPM, > > etc). If they do, nothing legally forces them to permit redistribution of > > these tools. > > Well, the fact that the software is licensed under the GPL would obligate > them. :) Not quite. The copyright holder can do whatever they want. The GPL only obligates licensees. RedHat could in theory license RPM under the GPL and then refuse to give you source. At this point, you would be unable to legally redistribute RPM yourself because YOU are bound to the GPL.

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Re: Conversion to Linux
by Sean Crago 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

> businesses. Businesses care more about those things > than they do about the > minor differences between distributions. >>And companies like to have a good company to support >>the OS which gives them someone to sue if things go >>bad. Just out of curiosity, have you tried Canonical's support? I'll not argue about the certifications (personally, I rather loathe the concept, but I'll grant that Canonical's can't be as widespread or mature), but I haven't seen enough either way to say that Canonical's paid support is any better or worse than Red Hat's. Have you? Not an attack/really asking - It'd be good to hear what people have to say about them. Sean Crago Kathmandu

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